Christmas Bird

Morning folks :) today I am sharing a Christmas card with you using the lovely image Christmas Bird by Elaine Cox available from Sweet Pea Stamps in both rubber and as a digi.

To begin with I coloured the image with Polychromos crayons and Promarkers.

I next fussy cut the image and mounted it on a Tattered Lace Doily Flourish die.  Next I created my mounts both using the pale blue background card and then blue patterned paper.  The snowflakes were cut using Impression Obsession Snowflakes which I then sprayed with silver varnish from Crafters Companion. Next I made the sentiment using an Xcut die from the tags set, a peel off sentiment sticker and die cut holly leaves using the die Memory Box Small Holly Leaves.  A satin ribbon blue bow was added for a bit of contrast.

 The inside of the card was finished off with snowflakes cut using the paper I used on each of the layer mounts.

Ingredients:-

• Image - Christmas Bird by Elaine Cox
• Colouring medium - Polychromos crayons and Promarkers
• Dies - Tattered Lace Doily Flourish die, XCut Tags, Impression Obsession Snowflakes and Memory Box Small Holly Leaves
• From my stash -  ribbon, Stickles, peel off sentiment

Challenges entered :-

• Dragonfly +Dreams - M – Ribbons & Bows
• The Ribbon Girls - W, must use ribbon – Anything Goes
• Allsorts W,3E  Christmas 
• Sweet Stampin W, 2E, dies or punches 
• Simply Create Too - 2W - No.97 - (W2 of 2) - Baby It's Cold Outside
• Winter Wonderland - W, 3E, must be Christmas – Anything Christmas Goes
• Addicted to Stamps and More - W - C10 - #168  Holiday
• Crafting By Designs - W,F, 3E -  Angels
• Fab 'n' Funky - W,1E, C10 - #279 Christmas
• Whimsy Inspiration -Monthly 3rd Wed posting, 3E, SIO  - #87 Fall Colors or Christmas
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SPS - Maggie

Sweet Pea Stamps

Today is my day to showcase an image from Sweet Pea Stamps for our Artist Week where the whole team are using images by Elaine Cox.  I have chosen to work with the image Maggie.

Just for a change I have made a note pad holder instead of a card <g>.

To begin with I coloured the gorgeous image Maggie with my trusty friends - Promarkers

 Promarkers used

While back in the UK this time I treated myself to some new crafty items and on of them was the Spray and Sparkle from Crafters Companion.  I thought the gold spray may just come in handy (at the back of my mind was fairy wings <g>).  This is the first time I have used this and WOW I am mega impressed, not very glittery, just enough for a wee sparkle but it is also a varnish and the effect is even better than I thought it would be.

For a bit more bling I coloured some clear gemstones with my Holly Promarker, these were added to the centres of the flowers.

To hold the paper pad I have made a small tray box using the same card as I used for the project.  To finish off I trimmed the lower outside edges with some blue lace and added the ribbon loop to hold the pencil.

Oh I do love decorating my IKEA pencils hahahaha, here I have coloured the pencil with  a Promarker and then added a string of pearls with gems.  A big bag of gems was another purchase I made and I just love nosing around in it to see all the different ones I found in a few shops.

 And here we have the finished note pad holder.

Ingredients

• Image -  Maggie by Elaine Cox
• Promarkers
• Dies - Tim Holtz Decorative Strip Die - Interlocking Ovals
• Backing paper - Pixels_And_Icecream  Flowerpower 
• Ribbon, lace and beads from my stash

Challenges entered

• Lia Stamps - Lavender and Lace
• Hobbycutz -W, 3E, SIO -  #66 Not a Card
• Lacy Sunshine - 2W, 3E, SIO, digi available - #42 Use Something With Wings
• Robyn`s Fetish - W - #230 Use a Die Cut or Punch
• That Craft Place - 2W, 1E - Sentimental
• My Time to Craft - W - FANTASY!
• 4 Crafty Chicks - W- Fancy Folds
• Divas by Design - W, 2E -  Anything but a card
• Wonderful Wednesdays - W, SIO -  Always Anything Goes